Drivers on Interstate 4 in Polk County were in for an unusual sight just southwest of Walt Disney World Resort.

Drivers on Interstate 4 in Polk County were in for an unusual sight just southwest of Walt Disney World Resort.

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Updated: 12:27 PM EDT May 6, 2016

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WEBVTT NEWS AND ONLINE. JASON: IT WAS A STRANGE SIGHT FOR I-4 DRIVERS NEAR CHAMPIONS GATE TODAY, WHEN A HOT AIR BALLOON LANDED NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY. MICHELLE: THE EMERGENCY LANDING BROUGHT OUT THE FAA, WHICH TELLS US IT IS INVESTIGATING. WESH 2'S ALEX VILLARREAL REPORTS THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS STRONG WINDS KEPT THE BALLOON FROM REACHING ITS DESTINATION A MILE AWA >> ORLANDO BALLOON ADVENTURES LISTS THIS STARBUCKS ON US-192 IN KISSIMMEE AS THE MEETING PLACE FOR ITS RIDERS. BUT THE 19 PASSENGERS WHO TOOK OFF ON ONE OF THE COMPANY'S BALLOONS FROM CLERMONT TODAY GOT MORE ADVENTURE THAN USUAL. A HOT AIR BALLOON ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT A SIGHT YOU EVER EXPECT TO SEE. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE BALLOON, CARRYING THE 19 PASSENGERS PLUS PILOT PATRICK SCHMITT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN I-4 EASTBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP THIS MORNING IN OSCEOLA COUNTY. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE BALLOON LANDED AT 8:15 THIS MORNING ON THE RAMP FROM CHAMPIONS GATE. IT SURPRISED DRIVERS, WHO SENT US PHOTOS. BUT A SPOKESPERSON FOR ORLANDO BALLOON ADVENTURES, OWNED BY SCHMITT, SAYS THIS WAS A ROUTINE LANDING WITH THE TOP PRIORITY, MAKING SURE EVERYONE WAS SAFE. SCHMITT TOLD TROOPERS HE WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER HIGH WINDS BLEW THE BALLOON OFF COURSE. THE COMPANY SAYS A CHASE VEHICLE PICKED UP ALL 20 ON BOARD THE BALLOON AFTER THE LANDING AND THAT ALL PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN SAFELY RETURNED. FHP SAYS THE FAA WAS AT THE SCENE AND IS INVESTIGATING. IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, ALEX

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Balloon lands near I-4 in Polk County

Drivers on Interstate 4 in Polk County were in for an unusual sight just southwest of Walt Disney World Resort.